MES Lecture Series: Nadav Shelef

The impact of UN recognition on Palestinian public opinion

Date

Monday, March 13, 2017

Time

Noon-1 p.m.

Location

Room 206, Ingraham Hall

Description

In the fall of 2012, the United Nations General Assembly recognized Palestine as a "nonmember observer state." This talk will present research showing that the UNGA recognition shaped Palestinian mass attitudes towards both territorial compromise and the use of violence to achieve national aims.